60NYT > Michael J. Garciatopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/michael_j_garcia/index.html?rss=1News about Michael J. Garcia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 31 Mar 2015 14:09:24 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comNew Chairman for El Museo del Barriohttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/new-chairman-for-el-museo-del-barrio/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMichael J. Garcia, a former United States attorney, will take over from Tony Bechara in June.By GRAHAM BOWLEYThu, 19 Mar 2015 11:53:39 -0400http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/new-chairman-for-el-museo-del-barrio/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Agrees to Release Redacted Ethics Reporthttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/sports/soccer/fifa-report-world-cup-soccer-bidding.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/sports/soccer/fifa-report-world-cup-soccer-bidding.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/12/20/sports/Y-JP-FIFA/Y-JP-FIFA-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Sepp Blatter, the president of the world governing body of soccer, said the findings by an ethics committee would be edited to protect privacy and investigations.By SAM BORDENSat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/sports/soccer/fifa-report-world-cup-soccer-bidding.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Investigator Michael J. Garcia’s Resignation Ended an Uneasy Marriagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/sports/soccer/fifa-investigator-michael-j-garcias-resignation-ended-an-uneasy-marriage.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/sports/soccer/fifa-investigator-michael-j-garcias-resignation-ended-an-uneasy-marriage.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/12/18/sports/18fifa/18fifa-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Michael J. Garcia’s blistering resignation letter showed the difficulty of his task as FIFA’s independent ethics investigator.By SAM BORDENFri, 19 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/sports/soccer/fifa-investigator-michael-j-garcias-resignation-ended-an-uneasy-marriage.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Investigator Michael J. Garcia Quits in Dispute Over Reporthttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/sports/soccer/michael-j-garcia-resigns-as-fifa-prosecutor-in-protest.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/sports/soccer/michael-j-garcia-resigns-as-fifa-prosecutor-in-protest.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/12/18/sports/18fifa/18fifa-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Mr. Garcia cited a lack of leadership at the top of FIFA and said he had lost confidence in the independence of his ethics committee colleague Hans-Joachim Eckert.By JERÉ LONGMANThu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/sports/soccer/michael-j-garcia-resigns-as-fifa-prosecutor-in-protest.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Rejects an Appeal by a Report’s Investigatorhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/sports/soccer/fifa-rejects-appeal-involving-world-cup-bid-investigation-report.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAn unsuccessful appeal by FIFA&#8217;s lead investigator, Michael J. Garcia, challenged a summary of his report on potential corruption in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.By SAM BORDENWed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/sports/soccer/fifa-rejects-appeal-involving-world-cup-bid-investigation-report.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Ethics Report Will Get Independent Reviewhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/sports/soccer/fifa-ethics-report-will-get-independent-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe ethics committee chairmen, Michael J. Garcia and Hans-Joachim Eckert, will let an auditor decide whether to release Garcia’s findings to FIFA’s executive committee.By SAM BORDENFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/sports/soccer/fifa-ethics-report-will-get-independent-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Turns Over Report on World Cup Bidding to Swisshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/sports/soccer/fifa-files-criminal-complaint-related-to-world-cup-inquiry.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA&#8217;s president filed the complaint with Switzerland&#8217;s attorney general on the recommendation of the judge who heads the organization&#8217;s ethics committee.By SAM BORDENWed, 19 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/sports/soccer/fifa-files-criminal-complaint-related-to-world-cup-inquiry.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTuning Out Colleague’s Protests, Judge Clears FIFA World Cup Biddinghttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/sports/fifa-inquiry-clears-qatar-and-russia-in-world-cup-bids.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/sports/fifa-inquiry-clears-qatar-and-russia-in-world-cup-bids.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/13/sports/14FIFA/14FIFA-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The head judge of FIFA’s ethics committee said an investigation of the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups found potential ethics violations but said the voting’s integrity was intact. The conclusions were immediately contested.By SAM BORDENFri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/sports/fifa-inquiry-clears-qatar-and-russia-in-world-cup-bids.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFIFA Looks at Itself and Nods in Approvalhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/sports/soccer/in-conclusion-fifa-says-fifa-has-again-done-nothing-wrong.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/sports/soccer/in-conclusion-fifa-says-fifa-has-again-done-nothing-wrong.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/14/sports/14macur/14macur-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Maybe FIFA should be our example for all that&#8217;s right and good. Even after years of ethics scandals, maybe we&#8217;ve been wrong about it the whole time.By JULIET MACURFri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/sports/soccer/in-conclusion-fifa-says-fifa-has-again-done-nothing-wrong.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSummary of FIFA Investigation on World Cup Bidding Is Set to Be Releasedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/sports/soccer/summary-of-fifa-investigation-on-world-cup-bidding-is-set-to-be-released.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/sports/soccer/summary-of-fifa-investigation-on-world-cup-bidding-is-set-to-be-released.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/13/sports/Y-SOCCER/Y-SOCCER-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Hans-Joachim Eckert, the German judge reviewing a report on the investigation into FIFA&#8217;s awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, will release a summary of his findings on Thursday.By SAM BORDENThu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/sports/soccer/summary-of-fifa-investigation-on-world-cup-bidding-is-set-to-be-released.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss